Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB485: Residential Notification Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to licensing requirements for regulated residential treatment programs.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
0 Residential Notification Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jake Fitisemanu Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to licensing requirements for residential treatment programs. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; and - requires residential facilities to: - notify nearby property owners and residents before beginning operations; and - provide contact information for a designated representative to neighboring residents. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-2-117 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 305 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 26B-2-117 is amended to read: 26B-2-117. Licensing residential treatment programs and recovery residences -- Notification of local government. (1) As used in this section, "residential facility" means: (a) a residential treatment program; (b) a residential support program; (c) a recovery residence; or (d) a facility that provides social detoxification services. (1) (2) (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , the office shall make rules that establish categories of residential treatment and recovery residence licenses based on differences in the types of residential treatment programs and recovery residences. (b) The categories referred to in Subsection (1)(a) (2)(a) may be based on differences in: (i) services offered; …
Sponsors
- Fitisemanu, Jake (D, 30) · primary sponsor
- Evan Vickers (R, 28)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2025): 42 yea, 29 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)
Common questions
- What is HB485?
- HB485 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Residential Notification Amendments.
- What does HB485 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to licensing requirements for regulated residential treatment programs.
- What is the status of HB485?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB485?
- Fitisemanu, Jake (D, 30), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB485?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0485.html
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